Khmer (SIL) Keyboard Help
This keyboard is designed for any languages using the Khmer script. This keyboard is very similar to the Khmer ABS keyboard, but it is a Unicode keyboard.
The layouts below output all the characters in this keyboard. However, there are alternate methods to access the same keys with other keystrokes. Some of these are described below.
All "feet" are accessible through first typing ";" and then the letter for which the foot is desired.
Typing "b" followed by "a" or "A" automatically produces the "បា" and "បៅ" respectively.
The symbols of the moon calendar (with 2 symbols on top of each other) can also be typed by typing the numbers plus type ">" two times. E.g. typing "0", "8", ">", and ">" will give the same symbol as Ctrl-Alt-Shift-`. E.g. typing "1", "0", ">", and ">" will give the same symbol as Ctrl-Alt-Shift-0.
Many of the alternate characters can be accessed by typing one or more commas after the initial keystroke.
To get arabic numbers type first the Khmer number, then a comma. A further comma will result in a lesser used type of number in Khmer, a third comma will revert the symbol to the Khmer number.
Many of the symbols, vowels, independent vowels, and diacritics work this way. For example "\" produces "ឮ", "\," produces "ឭ", and "\,," produces "ឰ".
Typing "{" followed by one or more commas will output "ឪ ឱ ឲ".
Typing "}" followed by one or more commas will output "ឥ ឯ ឳ".
Typing "|" followed by one or more commas will output "ឬ ឫ ឩ".
Typing "(" or ")" followed by one or more commas will give different kinds of braces "([{<".
Typing "/" followed by one or more commas will give different kinds of punctuation "\.,".
Typing single quote (') followed by one or more commas will output "◌ ៊ “ «", and typing double quote (") followed by one or more commas will output "◌៊ “ «".
Typing ">" followed by one or more commas will output "។ ៕ ៚".
